Alvin #14

This 1966 Dell issue finds Alvin and the gang in full aquatic showbiz mode, with the cover promising "the greatest aquatic show" as the chipmunks gear up in scuba equipment — one playing a piano perched atop a cheerful pink octopus, another shaking maracas, while a third looks on with cymbals in hand and a fourth watches from the shore in swim trunks. The smiling octopus serving as a musical platform is an irresistible touch that captures the playful, anything-goes charm that made this series such fun for young readers in 1966. A delightful slice of mid-sixties all-ages comics energy from Dell.